Short Stories Worksheet

Who are the major characters in the short story 'A Retrieved Reformation'?

• Jimmy Valentine, Ben Price

• Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn

• Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan

• Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting of the short story 'A Retrieved Reformation'?

• 1800s, prison, banks, Elmore

• Modern day, New York City, schools, hospitals

• Medieval times, castles, villages, forests

• Future, space station, Mars, laboratories

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The plot of 'A Retrieved Reformation' can be summarized as:

• A reformed safecracker starts a new life but risks exposure to save a child, ultimately earning a pardon.

• A detective solves a series of bank robberies in a small town.

• A young woman discovers her family's hidden fortune in a safe.

• A group of friends plan a heist to retrieve stolen jewels.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the central conflict in 'A Retrieved Reformation'?

• Jimmy Valentine must lay low and change his name to prevent his past from catching up with him.

• Jimmy Valentine must decide whether to return to a life of crime or become a police officer.

• Jimmy Valentine is trying to find a lost treasure hidden in the town bank.

• Jimmy Valentine must prove his innocence after being wrongly accused of a crime.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the theme of 'A Retrieved Reformation'?

• When provided the right motivation, people can/will change.

• Crime always pays in the end.

• Love is always unrequited.

• Wealth leads to happiness.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Who are the major characters in the short story 'After Twenty Years'?

• Jimmy Wells, 'Silky Bob', Plain Clothesman

• Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Inspector Lestrade

• Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher

• Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting of the short story 'After Twenty Years'?

• 1800s, NYC, night, fancy

• 2000s, Los Angeles, morning, casual

• 1900s, Chicago, afternoon, rainy

• 1700s, London, evening, formal

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The plot of 'After Twenty Years' can be summarized as:

• Two friends meet after twenty years, but one is revealed to be a criminal and is arrested by the other, who is a policeman.

• Two friends start a business together after meeting twenty years later.

• A man searches for his lost friend for twenty years and finally finds him.

• Two strangers meet by chance and become friends after twenty years.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is the central conflict in 'After Twenty Years'?

• Should patrolman Wells arrest his old friend because he is a wanted man?

• Will the two friends recognize each other after so many years?

• Is the city safe for people to walk at night?

• Will the restaurant be open when they arrive?

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the theme of 'After Twenty Years'?

• People can choose very different paths in life. Time changes people.

• It is important to always follow the law.

• Friendship never changes over time.

• We should never trust strangers.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2